Way Down We Go

"Way Down We Go" is a song by Icelandic rock band Kaleo, released as the second single for their second studio album A/B by Elektra Records and Atlantic Records.

Commercial performance

"Way Down We Go" peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs and Rock Airplay charts.^[2]^[3]

A live performance of the song was recorded in the magma chamber of the dormant Icelandic volcano Thrihnukagigur.

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[7]	44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[8]	60
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[9]	6
CIS (TopHit)^[10]	2
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[11]	4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[12]	55
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[13]	14
France (SNEP)^[14]	4
Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	6
Greece (IFPI Greece)^[16]	1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[17]	6
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[18]	14
Ireland (IRMA)^[19]	98
Portugal (AFP)^[20]	86
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[21]	1
Scotland (OCC)^[22]	42
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[23]	31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[24]	56
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[25]	8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[26]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27]	10
UK Singles (OCC)^[28]	96
US Billboard Hot 100^[29]	54
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[30]	18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[31]	5
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[32]	36
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[33]	1

Chart (2017)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[37]	60
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[38]	87
CIS (Tophit)^[39]	4
France (SNEP)^[40]	51
Germany (Official German Charts)^[41]	61
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[42]	98
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[43]	75
Russia Airplay (Tophit)^[44]	1
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[45]	44
Spain Airplay (PROMUSICAE)^[46]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[47]	28
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)^[48]	25
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[49]	13
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[50]	20


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[51]	5× Platinum	350,000^‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[52]	Platinum	30,000^‡
Belgium (BEA)^[53]	Gold	10,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[54]	9× Platinum	720,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[55]	Platinum	90,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[56]	Diamond	333,333^‡
Germany (BVMI)^[57]	Platinum	400,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[58]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[59]	3× Platinum	60,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[60]	Platinum	20,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[61]	Platinum	60,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[62]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[63]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States^[64]	4 October 2016	Mainstream radio	Elektra Atlantic

The song was used in the movie Collateral Beauty,^[65] in a trailer for the movie Logan,^[66] in the trailer for the fourth season of Orange Is the New Black,^[67] as well as the shows Suits, Supergirl, Manifest, The Walking Dead, The Blacklist, Notorious, Lucifer,^[68] Grey's Anatomy, Teen Wolf,^[69] Blindspot,^[70] Eyewitness, This Is Us, Frequency^[71] and The Vampire Diaries,^[72] an advertisement for Boots UK,^[73] Riverdale,^[74] NCIS and Dolce & Gabbana and was featured in the sports video games FIFA 16 and FIFA 23.^[75]^[76]A remix of the song was also played by EDM artist Lost Frequencies during his set at Tomorrowland in 2018, and DJIDJIT during his backyard live set in 2024. It is also available as DLC for the game Rocksmith 2014.